Pedicularis wanghongiae, M. L. Liu & W. B. Yu. Herein, 2015

Liu, Min-Lu & Yu, Wen-Bin, 2015, Pedicularis wanghongiae (Orobanchaceae), a new species from Yunnan, southwestern China, Phytotaxa 217 (1), pp. 53-62 : 60

Keys to Pedicularis wanghongiae and its related species in Tsoong’s series Paucifoliatae

1. Leaves almost all basal; leaf blade pinnatipartite to pinnatisect.......................................................................................................2.

- Leaves basal and cauline; leaf blade pinnatifid to pinnatipartite......................................................................................................6.

2. Petiole longer than leaf blade; beak straight or downward...............................................................................................................3.

- Petiole almost as long as leaf blade; beak bent upward ............................................................................................. P. wanghongiae

3. Inflorescences umbrella; ............................................................................................................................................ P. umbelliformis

- Inflorescences not umbrella...............................................................................................................................................................4.

4. Roots linear; calyx not cleft anteriorly ........................................................................................................................ P. tsarungensis

- Roots fusiform; calyx cleft anteriorly................................................................................................................................................5.

5. Stems glabrous except for lines of hairs....................................................................................................................... P. yunnanensis

- Stems densely glandular pubescent ........................................................................................................................... P. praeruptorum

6. Flowers axillary, lax or in a lax raceme to 20 cm; calyx lobes equal, flabellate, all dentate; middle lobe of lower lip reniform and hood-like......................................................................................................................................................................... P. forrestiana

- Inflorescences short racemose; calyx lobes unequal, neither flabellate nor all dentate; middle lobe of lower lip projecting, not hood-like.......................................................................................................................................................................... P. micrantha